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　　A group of vegetarian students started a campaign against smoking on campus.They built a cabin and tied it to a cab with a cable.Everyday they dragged this thing around, handing out leaflets, and trying to talk people into giving up smoking.They connected a screen to a calculator so they could show students how smoking could shorten a person's life by calculating and comparing.They offered candies for students to chew when they felt like smoking, and explained that smoking directly caused cancer.They also encouraged people to put a star on the calendar if they managed not to smoke that day, and they even cabled the Cabinet for support.However, their efforts at campaigning for good health failed.Nothing they tried was capable of making a difference.Students still walked around with“Camel”cigaretters or some other brand.In the end, a capable student whose capacity was the art director in the group, suggested they use the follow the example approach.So they advertised for aged people who didn't smoke cigarettes and enjoyed good health.One candidate appealed to them especially, as he was very old, yet looked very healthy.They arranged an interview with him through the cable"Do you eat meat at every meal?”they asked"Oh, no, I eat a lot of cabbage and whole wheat bread""Do you play any sports?...Yeah, I swim across the canal every day""I suppose you don't smoke cigarettes, either""Why, of course not, they're bad for your health,”replied the old man, and before they could cancel the program, he added, “I only smoke a pipe, you see".

　　记单词

　　cab 1. 出租汽车; 2. 司机室，驾驶室; 3. 轻便马车

　　cabbage 卷心菜，洋白菜

　　cabin 1. 小木屋; 2. 机舱，船舱

　　cabinet 1. 内阁; 2. 贮藏橱，陈列柜

　　cable 1. 缆绳，钢索; 2. 电缆; 3. (海底)电报vt 给…发电报，用电报传送

　　calculate 1. 计算，核算; 2. 估计，推测; 3. 计划，打算

　　calculator 计算器

　　calendar 日历，月历

　　camel 骆驼

　　campaign 1. 运动; 2. 战役vi 参加(或发起)运动，参加竞选

　　campus (大学)校园

　　canal 运河，沟渠

　　cancel 1. 取消，废除; 2. 抵消，对消; 3. 删去，划掉; 4. 命令停止

　　cancer 癌

　　candidate 1. 申请求职者; 2. 投考者; 3. 候选人

　　candy 糖果

　　capable 有能力的，有技能的

　　capable of1. 有…能力(或技能)的; 2. 能…的，有…可能的

　　capacity 1. 容量，容积

　　2. 才能，能力; 3. 身份，职位

　　一群只吃素食的学生发起了一场反对在校园里吸烟的运动。他们搭了一个小木屋，并用一根缆绳连到一辆出租车上。他们每天拖着这东西到处分发传单，努力劝说人们戒烟。他们还将一个屏幕连接到计算器上以便通过计算和比较说明吸烟如何缩短人的寿命。他们发糖果给学生们以备烟瘾发作时咀嚼，并解释说吸烟直接导致癌症。他们还鼓励人们如果哪天没有抽烟，就在日历上画个星号。他们甚至发电报给内阁以寻求支持。然而他们发起的运动没有成功，因为他们尝试的办法没有一种能起作用，学生们还是抽着“骆驼”牌或其他牌子的香烟走来走去。，一个有能力的职位为艺术指导的学生建议采用现身说法的方法。于是他们登广告招募不抽香烟、身体健康的老年人。一位候选人尤其吸引了他们，他年纪很大了，但看上去仍十分硬朗。他们通过有线电视对他作了一次采访。“您每餐都吃肉吗?”他们问。“噢，不，我吃很多卷心菜和全麦面包。”“您参加任何运动吗?”“是的，我每天横渡运河。”“我想您大概也不抽香烟吧?”“嗯，当然不了，它们对健康有害。”老人回答说。他们还没来得及停止这次访谈，他又补充道：“你们瞧，我只抽烟斗。”